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** Bob finally has sex with Alice but because he idolized and hyped up the idea of sex so much, the actual act ([[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome including all the things porn got wrong]]) feels awkward and unfulfilling.

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** Bob finally has sex with Alice but because he [[IdealizedSex idolized and hyped up the idea of sex sex]] so much, the actual act ([[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome including (including all the things porn got wrong]]) wrong) feels awkward and unfulfilling.
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** Bob finally has sex with Alice but because he idolized and hyped up the idea of sex so much, the actual act ([[RealityEnsues including all the things porn got wrong]]) feels awkward and unfulfilling.

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** Bob finally has sex with Alice but because he idolized and hyped up the idea of sex so much, the actual act ([[RealityEnsues ([[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome including all the things porn got wrong]]) feels awkward and unfulfilling.
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Good Adultery Bad Adultery requires two affairs, one portrayed as better than the other


** In the end, Bob resorts to [[GoodAdulteryBadAdultery adultery]].

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** In the end, Bob resorts to [[GoodAdulteryBadAdultery adultery]].adultery.
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** Bob, believing AllMenArePerverts, lies to his (male) friends about craving sex when in reality, he has some [[TastesLikeDiabetes seriously mushy and innocent romantic feelings]] towards Alice.

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** Bob, believing AllMenArePerverts, lies to his (male) friends about craving sex when in reality, he has some [[TastesLikeDiabetes [[GlurgeAddict seriously mushy and innocent romantic feelings]] towards Alice.
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** He also wants to have sex with her.

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** He Bob also wants to have sex with her.

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* '''Subverted''': Bob dates women for {{food|AsBribe}} rather than sex.
* '''Double Subverted''': But after Alice has sex with Bob, he decides he also likes sex.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Bob dates women for {{food|AsBribe}} rather than sex.
** Bob, believing AllMenArePerverts, lies to his (male) friends about craving sex when in reality, he has some [[TastesLikeDiabetes seriously mushy and innocent romantic feelings]] towards Alice.
* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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But after Alice has sex with Bob, he decides he also likes sex.sex.
** He also wants to have sex with her.

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* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???
'''Parodied''':
** Bob treats his Sex Quest like his [[HeroicVow sacred oath]].
** Bob does some downright ''bizarre'' things to get sex, like performing a convoluted occult ritual that requires [[WhenThePlanetsAlign the planets to be aligned]]. He learned about it on the internet, so it ''must'' be true!
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Bob's motivations for dating women fight among themselves. He initially dates Alice for food, but realized he wanted to have sex with her after the breakup. But when he begins dating Catherine, suddenly he doesn't care about sex again. Then on the third date, he wants to have some hot, steamy... free sauna visits with her. (They don't have sex in the sauna.)



* '''Enforced''': "We want to show TheHero as a typical man. Let's make it so the one thing he wants in this world is sex!"

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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"We want to show TheHero as a typical man. Let's make it so the one thing he wants in this world is sex!"sex!"
** "We need a more relatable lead for our [[EroticLiterature erotic novel]]. Why not a hormonal guy with an unlucky sex life?"



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob impregnates Alice, and she makes him keep the baby.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Bob impregnates Alice, and she makes him keep the baby.baby.
** Bob finally has sex with Alice but because he idolized and hyped up the idea of sex so much, the actual act ([[RealityEnsues including all the things porn got wrong]]) feels awkward and unfulfilling.


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** Bob comes to terms with how sex works in the real world and even if it's not impossibly good like it is in porn, he gains a new-found appreciation for it. His sex life improves significantly after more practice and understanding of what Alice likes.
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** Bob believes in SexAsRiteOfPassage; as far as he's concerned, AManIsNotAVirgin.

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** Bob believes in SexAsRiteOfPassage; as far as he's concerned, AManIsNotAVirgin.SexAsRiteOfPassage.
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** Bob believes in SexAsARiteOfPassage; as far as he's concerned, AManIsNotAVirgin.

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** Bob believes in SexAsARiteOfPassage; SexAsRiteOfPassage; as far as he's concerned, AManIsNotAVirgin.
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** Bob is DrivenToSuicide by constant rejection.

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The gender-flip doesn\'t really lend any additional meaning to this trope.


'''Basic Trope''': A man spends an insane amount of time (and sometimes money) seeking sex.

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'''Basic Trope''': A man character, usually a man, spends an insane amount of time (and sometimes money) seeking sex.



** Bob has sex with a different woman every night and ''still'' isn't satisfied.



** Bob believes in SexAsARiteOfPassage.
** As far as Bob is concerned, AManIsNotAVirgin.
** Bob [[AllMenArePerverts simply wants sex]].

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** Bob believes in SexAsARiteOfPassage.
** As
SexAsARiteOfPassage; as far as Bob is he's concerned, AManIsNotAVirgin.
** Bob [[AllMenArePerverts simply wants to have sex]].



* '''Gender-Inverted''': A woman spends an insane amount of time[=/=]money seeking sex.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob has sex with a different woman every night and ''still'' isn't satisfied.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob has sex with a different woman every night and ''still'' isn't satisfied.???



** Bob gives the baby up for adoption.

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** Bob gives the baby up for adoption. If Alice visits him later and asks, "What happened to my baby?", [[BlatantLies Bob makes up a lie]], either that he was deemed an unfit parent or the baby died of natural causes.

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* '''Exploited''': Alice knows about Bob's goals, and being desperate for sex herself, she asks him out.

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* '''Exploited''': Alice knows about Bob's goals, and being [[LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces desperate for sex herself, herself]], she asks him out.



* '''Implied''': Bob is shown as desperately dating women.

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* '''Implied''': Bob is shown as desperately dating women.women.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob impregnates Alice, and she makes him keep the baby.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Bob is sterile.
** Alice has a ConvenientMiscarriage.
** Alice gives birth to a live baby, but keeps it.
** Bob doesn't mind having a child to raise.
** Bob gives the baby up for adoption.



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* '''Straight''': Bob attends speed-dating events to meet women, in the hope of getting laid. After six weeks, he falls in love with Alice, and after another three weeks, they have sex.

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* '''Straight''': Bob attends speed-dating events to meet women, in the hope of getting laid. After six weeks, months, he falls in love with Alice, and after another three weeks, they have sex.
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'''Basic Trope''': A man spends an insane amount of time (and sometimes money) seeking sex.
* '''Straight''': Bob attends speed-dating events to meet women, in the hope of getting laid. After six weeks, he falls in love with Alice, and after another three weeks, they have sex.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob dates women for fifteen years just to have sex once. As far as he's concerned, the sex was worth the quest.
** Several characters each go on their own QuestForSex, possibly as part of a PairTheSpares plot.
* '''Downplayed''': Sex is only part of Bob's motivation.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob believes in SexAsARiteOfPassage.
** As far as Bob is concerned, AManIsNotAVirgin.
** Bob [[AllMenArePerverts simply wants sex]].
* '''Inverted''': Bob's goal in life is to ''avoid'' women and sex.
* '''Gender-Inverted''': A woman spends an insane amount of time[=/=]money seeking sex.
* '''Subverted''': Bob dates women for {{food|AsBribe}} rather than sex.
* '''Double Subverted''': But after Alice has sex with Bob, he decides he also likes sex.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob has sex with a different woman every night and ''still'' isn't satisfied.
* '''Averted''':
** Bob has no particular desire for sex.
** Bob is in a relationship and has a normal amount of sex.
* '''Enforced''': "We want to show TheHero as a typical man. Let's make it so the one thing he wants in this world is sex!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why are you so desperate for sex, Bob?" "ImAManICantHelpIt!"
* '''Invoked''': Bob decides he wants sex, and will stop at nothing to get laid.
* '''Exploited''': Alice knows about Bob's goals, and being desperate for sex herself, she asks him out.
* '''Defied''': Bob gives up on his quest.
* '''Discussed''': "No, I don't want to have sex with you! Do I look like I'm on some sort of QuestForSex?"
* '''Conversed''': "Why is Bob going to such lengths just to have sex once?"
* '''Implied''': Bob is shown as desperately dating women.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The work is a SexComedy.
* '''Played For Drama''':
** In the end, Bob resorts to [[GoodAdulteryBadAdultery adultery]].
** Bob {{rape|AsDrama}}s a woman who rejected him.
** Bob gives Alice hepatitis and kills her.
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